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Sammons Point Illinois Map

Explore Sammons Point, Illinois, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Sammons Point, Illinois

How to Use This Sammons Point, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sammons Point, Illinois. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Illinois or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Sammons Point.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Sammons Point
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Kankakee County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.032335
Longitude	-87.856162
Population	214
Density	44.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	60922, 60901
Area Code	630, 331
County Seat	Kankakee
School District	Central Community Unit School District 4

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About Sammons Point, Illinois

Sammons Point is a locality in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 214. The population density is 44.6 people per km². Sammons Point is located at 41.0323°N, 87.8562°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sammons Point is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60922, 60901.

Sammons Point emerges from the flat expanse of the Illinois prairie like a quiet assertion of iron and soil, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole. It lies 6.1 miles south of Kankakee, IL (from Kankakee, IL: bearing 178°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south of Bourbonnais. The land here remains stubbornly level, defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of the Iroquois River, which meanders just a mile from the center of the settlement. To the west, the subtle rise of Mount Langham breaks the monotony of the plains, its silhouette a dark, immovable guardian against the sprawling sky. In the cool hours of the morning, the air carries a crisp, earthen scent, and the light settles heavy and gold over the fields, turning the long grasses into a shimmering sea of amber that shifts with the slightest breath of wind.

Economic life in Sammons Point flows from the deep, dark loam that has dictated the rhythm of labor for generations, anchoring the inhabitants to the seasonal cycles of corn and soybean cultivation. Beyond the cultivated rows, the Iroquois Woods State Natural Area offers a dense, tangled sanctuary of oak and hickory, preserving a fragment of the landscape as it stood before the plow arrived. Residents often travel toward Mirror Lake when the heat of summer peaks, seeking the stillness of its waters to balance the industrious, mechanical hum of the local grain elevators and rail spurs. The culture here is forged in the steady habits of a place that values the weight of a handshake and the quiet endurance of those who watch the seasons turn, finding a distinct, unsung beauty in the unwavering straightness of the horizon lines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Iroquois Woods State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 031° NE
Otto Road Railroad Prairie (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 300° NW
Gooseberry Island Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 042° NE
Splash Valley Aquatic Park (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 010° N
Forest Preserve Of The Kanakee Rvier Valley (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 034° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 043° NE
Gar Creek Trail and Prairie Restoration (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 358° N
Biver Road Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 008° N
Kankakee River Dam (State Recreation Area) — 5.6 mi, 354° N
Kankakee County Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 348° N
Pottawatomi Campground Memorial (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 358° N
Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 358° N
Monument Honoring Fallen Police Officers and Firefighters of Kankakee County (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 358° N
Kankakee 002-07 (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 046° NE
Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 15.3 mi, 156° SE
Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.4 mi, 095° E · 132 acres
LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 21.2 mi, 066° NE
Midewin Other (National Forest) — 23.2 mi, 335° NW · 18k acres
Gemini Giant (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 321° NW
Wilmington Historical Society Building (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 322° NW
Elvis (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 311° NW
Braidwood Area Historical Society (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 311° NW
Route 66 Diners (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 295° NW
Gardner Jail (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 295° NW
Field Rotation (Public Artwork) — 29.5 mi, 014° N
Union Street Gallery (Gallery) — 34.5 mi, 019° N
Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 341° N
Joliet Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 341° N
Lilian Fendig Gallery (Gallery) — 37.2 mi, 100° E
Prairie Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 37.2 mi, 100° E

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